Appeal of $70 Million Talcum Powder Verdict Docketed in Missouri Eastern District

April 10, 2017

ST. LOUIS –– The defendants’ appeal of a $70 million talcum powder verdict has been docketed in a Missouri appellate court, according to the court’s online docket.

The notice of appeal was filed on March 24 in the Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court for St. Louis City; on April 3, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, sent an acknowledgement letter.

The notice of appeal was filed nine days after Judge Rex M. Burlison denied all of the defendants’ post-trial efforts challenging the verdict, including motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, for a new trial, for remittiturs, and to reduce ...